Sarah Cracknell and co are going out on a high with their 13th album. They talk about Britpop, their labelmates Kneecap and Gen Z’s strange yearning for the 1990s

The resurrection and return of Oasis was a throwback to a time when we all existed in a more or less agreed cultural context

The garage-rock saviours never took their popularity two decades ago very seriously, expecting it to vanish, and are pleasantly baffled to see their audience trending towards Gen Z

Plus: Fine Gael’s summer of fun, a bad year for trout and a good opportunity for the ríomhaire

When Sharon Van Etten plays in Dublin, Collins Barracks is the perfect framing device for a performance wreathed in dry ice and nicely chilled angst

The Gallagher brothers’ Irish gigs created special memories for concert-goers but also some complaints over crowd management

‘It was quite a night,’ recalls the songwriter, who also bestows rare praise on his younger brother, Liam

Collins Barracks rocked to unflinchingly earnest guitar music made evocative by clever melodies

Large increase in spending recorded in bars, cafes, restaurants and nightclubs in capital

Give me a night of Blackpink’s future-facing cyberpop over cash-grab nostalgia any day of the week

Tens of thousands gathered in capital as Britpop band played two sold-out shows

Tens of thousands descended on Dublin to see brothers reunited on stage

The tennis star’s complaints to the umpire about this disruptive audience highlight an age-old problem

Liam and Noel Gallagher lead a joyous, rousing evening of anthems and belters on the first of two nights in Dublin

Sentiment running high ahead of first of two Dublin gigs, with one man travelling from San Francisco to see the Gallagher brothers and co

Saturday and Sunday evenings will be largely balmy with slight chance of rain

The Britpop band’s greatest creation was the Oasis fan

Visits to Ireland were a culture shock at first, but the future Britpop royalty ‘grew to love it’

Brown Bag’s animated video for The Masterplan is the kind of masterpiece that can change how you listen to a band

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